Pokies Fun Facts

Pokies and Slots Fun Facts

The world of Aristocrat pokies and slot machines from across the globe is certainly very unique and interesting. So whether you’re a pure pokie fan from “down-under”, or a slot enthusiast from other parts of the world – we’ve assembled this list of fun facts for you and we hope you enjoy.

The first slot machine was originally introduced in America by Charles Frey, who then went on to develop Aristocrat’s first slot machine not long after.

Aristocrat developed their first pokie machine, The Clubman, in 1953.

Pokie is a rather unique word to most of the world, but it’s the standard term for video slot machines in Australia. Likely slang originating from video poker machine.

Big Bertha is the world’s largest slot machine, standing at an impressive 6×10 feet this mammoth machine ran $150,000 in development and production costs.

As we all know, Las Vegas is the gambling capitol of the world and that’s a moniker well-earned when you consider the fact that there’s one slot machine for every either people who live in Vegas.

The largest slot machine payout in history currently goes to a Los Angeles native who hit big while visiting Las Vegas. His winnings, an amazing $39 million.

The online record for largest payout came in 2009 and currently stands at 6.37 million Euros.